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| Diamond Jubilee: Charles and Camilla on Papua New Guinea tour | Diamond Jubilee: Charles and Camilla on Papua New Guinea tour |
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| The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been welcomed to Papua New Guinea as they begin their tour to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been welcomed to Papua New Guinea as they begin their tour to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. |
| Prince Charles and Camilla were draped with garlands of flowers and cheered by crowds when they stepped off their plane in the capital, Port Moresby. | |
| The royal couple were also welcomed by the prime minister and schoolchildren. | The royal couple were also welcomed by the prime minister and schoolchildren. |
| They are touring the country, as well as Australia and New Zealand, in honour of the Queen's 60-year reign. | They are touring the country, as well as Australia and New Zealand, in honour of the Queen's 60-year reign. |
| The prince and his wife met Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, his wife Lynda Babao and other senior dignitaries when they stepped on to the red carpet at Jacksons International Airport. | |
| They were also greeted by local schoolchildren in tribal dress who performed a hiri dance, usually employed to welcome traders to a village. | |
| Order of Logohu | |
| Jessie David, a 15-year-old wearing a pandanas leaf skirt, body paint and a headdress made of bird of paradise feathers, was given the honour of placing orchid flowers on the shoulders of the royals. | |
| After the greetings, the formal welcome began and the British and Papua New Guinea national anthems were played by a military band as 2,000 well-wishers on a nearby hill watched proceedings. | |
| Two rows of soldiers from the Papua New Guinea defence force formed a guard of honour for the couple. | |
| Their commander, Brigadier General Francis Agwi, escorted the prince as he passed down the ranks inspecting the servicemen, stopping briefly to talk to some of them. | |
| Later, Prince Charles was invested with the insignia of a Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu - an honour which carries the title of chief - by governor general Sir Michael Ogio. | |
| The Order of Logohu, the Motuan tribe's word for the bird of paradise, is part of a new honours system introduced in 2005, the nation's 30th anniversary year, which recognises the high achievement of individuals. | |
| Camilla was presented with the insignia of a Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia and the royal couple also received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee commemorative medal. | |
| 'Pikinini' | |
| Papua New Guinea is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and, linguistically, it is the world's most diverse country, with more than 700 native tongues. | |
| Many of its inhabitants live in rural areas with few or no facilities of modern life. | |
| Tribes in the isolated mountainous environment have little contact with one another, let alone with the outside world. | |
| Communication is conducted through English and Tok Pisin, a form of Melanesian Pidgin English. In Pidgin, the prince is known as "pikinini", while the Queen is known as "Missis Kwin". | |
| On Sunday, Charles and Camilla are expected to attend a traditional Sunday church service in a sports stadium and later they will attend a state dinner. | |
| The Queen began festivities to mark her Diamond Jubilee in June with four days of public celebrations. |